Search results
The Jelling stones (Danish: Jellingstenene) are massive carved runestones from the 10th century, found at the town of Jelling in Denmark. The older of the two Jelling stones was raised by King Gorm the Old in memory of his wife Thyra.
Jellinge | Viking Archaeology. The Jellinge Style (c. AD 880 – 1000) The Jellinge style is named after the animal ornament on a small cup found in the royal burial mound at Jellinge, Denmark. This mound is thought to be the burial of King Gorm, in which case it would date to AD 958/9. The Jellinge style does not use the “gripping beast” motif.
Jellinge Style Gorm's Cup, from the barrow of Gorm the Old at Jelling. The Jellinge Style is a phase of Scandinavian animal art during the 10th century. The style is characterized by markedly stylized and often band-shaped bodies of animals.
Strength. ~3000. ~1500. Casualties and losses. ~1000. minor losses. The Battle of Jellinge Heath took place late in the year 1131 near the town of Jelling, on the Jutland peninsula. A Zealandic and south Jutlandic army led by Eric II of Denmark fought a north Jutlandic army under King Niels I of Denmark.
The small Jutlandic village of Jelling is famous in Denmark and abroad for its royal monuments from the Viking period. The locality is so significant that it has earned a place on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Jelling can be connected to two Danish kings of the Viking Age, Gorm the Old and his son Harald Bluetooth, because of two rune stones.
About Jelling. By Magnus Petersen, 1871. The monuments in Jelling – the two rune stones, the North and South Mounds and Jelling Church – were added to UNESCO’s list of monuments of the world which are most worthy of preservation in 1994. Archaeologists, historians and many others have searched for answers to the mysteries of the royal ...
Apr 22, 2021 · The Jelling Stones (Illustration) - World History Encyclopedia. Illustration. by Bjørn Giesenbauer. published on 22 April 2021. Download Full Size Image. 10th-century runestones at Jelling, Denmark. The smaller stone was erected by Harald Bluetooth’s father Gorm in honour of his wife Thyra before 958.
